Bowel problems in patients with systemic sclerosis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-413

  Trezza, M ^a   Krogh, Klaus ^a   Egekvist, H ^a   Bjerring, P ^a   Laurberg, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colon; Constipation; Diarrhoea; Faecal incontinence; Rectum; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ANAL CANAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0032925285     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750026434     Document Type: Article

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